Fighters React To Controversial Opening To UFC Vegas 59

UFC Vegas 59 got off to an unusual start with the first fight on the card between Mayra Bueno Silva and Stephanie Egger. Silva and Egger, a pair of UFC bantamweights, got the action started at UFC Vegas 59. Just over a minute into the fight, the action…

UFC Vegas 59 got off to an unusual start with the first fight on the card between Mayra Bueno Silva and Stephanie Egger. Silva and Egger, a pair of UFC bantamweights, got the action started at UFC Vegas 59. Just over a minute into the fight, the action came to an abrupt halt in one…

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Santos Promises Hill Fight Will Be “Different” From Last Bouts

UFC light heavyweight contender Thiago Santos will enter the Octagon tonight at UFC Vegas 59 with violence on his mind. The 23-fight UFC veteran has struggled in recent outings. Since challenging for Jon Jones’ title back in 2019, a bout in which…

UFC light heavyweight contender Thiago Santos will enter the Octagon tonight at UFC Vegas 59 with violence on his mind. The 23-fight UFC veteran has struggled in recent outings. Since challenging for Jon Jones’ title back in 2019, a bout in which he earned the nod from one of the three judges, the Brazilian has…

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Mohammed Usman Denies He Made TUF Because Of Brother

Heavyweight prospect Mohammed Usman wants to create a UFC legacy that isn’t solely linked to his pound-for-pound king brother Kamaru. Usman will battle Zac Pauga for The Ultimate Fighter 30 heavyweight title tonight at UFC Vegas 59. He earned a s…

Heavyweight prospect Mohammed Usman wants to create a UFC legacy that isn’t solely linked to his pound-for-pound king brother Kamaru. Usman will battle Zac Pauga for The Ultimate Fighter 30 heavyweight title tonight at UFC Vegas 59. He earned a spot in the finale by defeating Eduardo Perez and Mitchell Sipe during the TUF season….

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Ariane Lipski vs  Priscila Cachoeira Pulled From UFC Vegas 59

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 59 bout between Ariane Lipski and Priscila Cachoeira has been rescheduled due to the former KSW champion’s weight troubles. It has been a rocky UFC journey for Lipski, who was set to face Cachoeira in her first fight in …

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 59 bout between Ariane Lipski and Priscila Cachoeira has been rescheduled due to the former KSW champion’s weight troubles. It has been a rocky UFC journey for Lipski, who was set to face Cachoeira in her first fight in almost a year. She was looking to put together a winning streak after…

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UFC Vegas 59 loses main card bout on fight day

UFC Vegas 59Ariane Lipski will no longer compete with Priscila Cachoeira at tonight’s UFC Vegas 59. Lipski’s outing with Cachoeira was set to kick off the main card of the night at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, it will no longer go through per new reports coming from Combate. UFC Vegas 59 loses main card […]

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Ariane Lipski will no longer compete with Priscila Cachoeira at tonight’s UFC Vegas 59.

Lipski’s outing with Cachoeira was set to kick off the main card of the night at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, it will no longer go through per new reports coming from Combate.

UFC Vegas 59 loses main card bout on fight day

Taking to Twitter, the Brazilian outlet shared the update with a full report online. Not all is lost as the bout has not been canceled for UFC Vegas 59. Instead, Lipski will compete against Cachoeira on next Saturday’s card at UFC San Diego.

Previously, the welterweight bout between Jason Witt and debutant Josh Quinlan also got scrapped from tonight’s event and postponed to Aug. 13.

Fight-day cancellations aren’t a new thing in MMA. As heartbreaking as it is to see our favorite fights fall off the card, it’s something the fans have gotten used to. One of the most notable last-minute cancelations this year was of Donald Cerrone’s outing with Joe Lauzon, initially targeted for UFC Austin. For the first time in his career, Cerrone withdrew from a bout, citing food poisoning as the source.

Main Card still looks promising

With the removal of the women’s flyweight bout, it’s unclear if and which prelim fight might get bumped up to a spot on the main card. Former title challenger Thiago Santos will headline UFC on ESPN 40 in a light heavyweight competition against the Dana White Contender Series standout Jamahal Hill.

A top-ten ranked contender at welterweight, Vicente Luque, will take to the octagon against Geoff Neal, another top-15 contender in the co-main event of the night. The fight will give Neal a chance to go higher in the ranks. For Luque, it’s his opportunity to claw back into the mix of title contention after suffering defeat to Belal Muhammad in his last showing.

Reigning pound-for-pound king Kamaru Usman‘s brother, Mohammed Usman, will make his highly-awaited UFC debut against Zac Pauga. UFC Vegas 59 prelims are scheduled to kick off at 7:30 pm ET with the main card starting at 10 pm ET.

UFC Vegas 59 Results & Highlights: Hill TKOs Santos

UFC Vegas 59 took place tonight from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, and MMA News has you covered with all the results and highlights! The main event featured a must-see clash between top-ten light heavyweights Thiago Santos and Jamahal Hill. While the co-m…

UFC Vegas 59 took place tonight from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, and MMA News has you covered with all the results and highlights! The main event featured a must-see clash between top-ten light heavyweights Thiago Santos and Jamahal Hill. While the co-main event saw welterweight contenders Vicente Luque and Geoff Neal do battle….

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